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The PocketStation is a miniature Game Console created by Sony as a Peripheral for the PlayStation . Released exclusively in Japan on December 23 , 1998 , it features an LCD , Sound , a Real-time Clock , and Infrared communication capability. It also serves as a standard PlayStation Memory Card . Games for the PocketStation are stored on the same CD-ROM as PlayStation games. PocketStation games can enhance PlayStation Games with added features. For example, using PocketStation a player may be able to 'level up' characters in one's favorite PlayStation game while riding the bus to work. A player can also Download stand-alone PocketStation games. It allows a player to Swap game data between PlayStation units and also allows Multiplayer gaming via the built-in infrared data link. Although the system was not released in North America or Europe , there were apparently plans to do so - a feature on the system appeared in Official UK PlayStation Magazine, for example, and a few games (such as '' Final Fantasy VIII '') retained PocketStation functionality in their localised versions. As a result, the PC version of ''Final Fantasy VIII'' added a stand-alone '' Chocobo World '' game as part of the installation. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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